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Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...free course will help you to learn about the problems of defining a system and meet some of the key concepts used in systems theory: boundary, environment, positive and negative feedback, etc...What is systems thinking and practice? The essence of systems thinking and practice is in 'seeing' the world in a particular way, because how you 'see' things affects the way you...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...free course, Social marketing, examines the nature of social marketing and how the adoption of marketing concepts, frameworks and techniques developed for commercial marketers can be applied to the solution of social problems...Never before have social issues been more at the centre of public and private debate. From concerns about sustainability and the future of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...course, language skills are important. So part of the accommodation of new migrants into rural Welsh has been access to both English and Welsh classes, which have both helped in terms of integration within communities, but also widening opportunities for employment within the area. Activity 15: 15-minute neighbourhoods Timing: 15 minutes The ‘15-minute neighbourhood...
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs
A tour of the cell
Science, Maths & Technology

A tour of the cell

...free course, A tour of the cell, contains a blend of text and a multimedia interactive component to look at the uniformity and diversity within cells. Fundamental to understanding how cells 'work' is a knowledge of the subcellular components and how they are arranged. This is introduced through a series of in-text and self-assessment questions...This free course, A tour...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope

...free course, An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope, you will experience the study of minerals using a polarising microscope. While the study of minerals can involve electron or ion beam chemical analysis, the polarising microscope remains the prime tool for the study of rock thin sections and is the foundation of learning to recognise, characterise...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Sporting women in the media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sporting women in the media

...free course, Sporting women in the media, explores whether gendered inequalities exist in sport by evaluating the media coverage. The media can be highly influential in shaping perceptions about gender in sport and headlines indicative of differences in how male and female athletes are regarded in the media. In the course you’ll examine messages that the media send us...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Planning a better future
Education & Development

Planning a better future

...free course was written by Neil Murray (lecturer at The Open University). Contributions were made by Clare Riding (Head of Careers and Employability Services at The Open University), Lynne Johnson (Careers Advisor at The Open University), Louisa Smith (Projects Officer at Unionlearn) and Rachel Bennet (Learning Services Officer at Prospect Union). Except for third party...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Systems modelling
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems modelling

...free course, Systems modelling, will introduce you to the modelling process, enabling you to recognise that systems models may be used in different ways as part of a process for: improving understanding of a situation; identifying problems or formulating opportunities and supporting decision making...Maps and plans, architects and engineers, drawings, graphs and tables:...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs